Beaten by Toulouse at home on Saturday evening (26-8) during the 23rd day of Top 14, Brive has still not ensured its maintenance and has only three points ahead of Perpignan, first relegated, which will move this Sunday evening on the field of Castres.
The Brivistes want to put all the chances on their side to stay among the elite and have therefore decided to file a complaint after their defeat.
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The leaders sent a request to the LNR because at the end of the meeting (72nd), while several changes were made in the ranks of the visitors, Toulouse evolved to one player too many on the ground for 14 seconds, indicates La Montagne.
Three Haut-Garonnais had entered the lawn while only two had left.
Toulouse played 15 during this short time while Charlie Faumuina was sent off in the 17th minute of play.
However, the complaint has little chance of succeeding.
Esteban Abadie, the third line of Brive has also recognized that this incident did not explain the defeat of his team outclassed by Toulouse.
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We didn't lose the match over 14 seconds to be honest, but over 80 minutes, it's completely our fault
," explained the player on Canal+ after the shock.
A point of the regulations which makes the mission impossible in Brive in the event of a replayed match
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, the technical director of arbitration for the French Rugby Federation, Franck Maciello, underlined the "very rare" nature of the situation but did not rule out the possibility of a replay match.
Except that the regulations will seriously complicate the task of the Briviste.
If it will be necessary to play 80 minutes, the points registered until the 73rd minute would not be counted for the result, specifies the daily newspaper (the score was 23 to 3 in favor of Toulouse).
This means that the Brivistes will have to score 20 points between that time and the end of the match to win.
Impossible mission ?
